Rail-corrugation-filing-off machine.



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916,33Q; Patented Mar. 23, 1909.

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J. LANG. I RAIL GORRUGATION FILING-OFF MACHINE.

APPLICATION TILED .AUG.27,1908.

916,332, Patented Mar. 23, 1909.

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J. LANG.

RAIL CORRUGATION FILING-OFF MAGIHNE.

APPLIOATION FILED AUG. 27,1908.

Patented Mai. 23, 1909.

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J. LANG. RAM GORRUGATION FILING-OFF MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.27,1908.'

Patented Mar. 23, 1909.

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BAIL-CORRUGATION-FILING-OFF ldACE-LINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented March 23, 1909.

Application filed August 27, 1808. Serial No. 250.5%.

To all whom. it may concern:

Be it known that i, JOE-EH1 Limo, u citizen of the Empire of Germany, residing at Mannheim, in the Empire of Germany, have invented a new and useful liuil-(lorrugstionon the trecl; in one direction and oil the some in the cross direction at any moment and is provided with clectroi' "tenets which ,are adapted to hear on the rails and to attract them for seeming the machine hy turning on the current. The machine can be released at any moment by switching oil' the current from the clectroniagncts. Menus are provided for lilting the who ls oi' the vehicle oil' the rails and thus incl. sing the load on. the clectroinue nets whcrchy their adhering power is of course increased. An eli-ictroniotor provided on they vehicle is adopted to take up the current from the overhead line and to drive e mechanism 'lor reciprocating one or two tiles on. one rail or the two rails. A set of cross wheels is provided i'or i'uovingz the vehicle to e side Mitl thus per fitting any trams-Jr to pass, and means are provided :l'or normally holding these cross whcels shove the pavement and for lowering them and. aher'cov liitin the. I

wheels proper ol the vehicle off the rails, so that the vehicle can he moved oil.

i will now oroceed to describe my invention with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which-- Figure l is s hor" intnl section through s. rail corrugation l ,..g-oli' nmchine on the broken line Ji-B ill Fig. 3, Fig. 2 is it vertical longitudinal section through the same on the linc'C--D in Fig. 1, with our of the rear wheels 2% omitted, big. 3 is a vertical cross section tl'irough the some on the li is a rear end view of EF in Fig. l, l"i; l the some, seen from lcl't to right iii Fig l, the electromotor and other hurts being omit-ted, and Fig. 5 corrcspoiuls to Fig. t ztIlCl shows a modification 01" certain parts.

Similer characters of reference refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

of any known and approved construction, in which two horizontal shafts 2, 2 are mounted to turn. On the front shell. 2 are fastened .thrce urms 4, 4 and on the rear shaft 2 one hclhcrenk lever 5, 6 and two arms 7, 7. In the free ends of the four arms i, 4 end 7, 7 two axles 5, Sjire mounted to turn, on which the four wheels 0, ll of the vehicle are fastened. The front sxle 8 is moreover in its middle pivotailly connected with the arm 3 by two links 10, 10 end in a similar minim-.1 the rear axle is pivotslly connected with the urn: 5 ol' the hell-crank lover 5, (i by two links 10, 10. The two arms 3 and 5 are pivotully connected together by a rod 11 and the arm (i is pivotully connected with it rod 14 which is vertically guided in the frzunc l and is provided with two hooks l5, i5 and a cross hole 16. Four puil's 0f elcctromegnets 13, 131 src fastened on the bottom side of the frame 1 at its four corners end are mluptcd to hour on the two rails 12, 12 and to cttrirct them on the current passiiu, through them.

At curh end of the frame is provided it rock 18 which is adopted to be rccipromtcd hy :1. pinion i7 rotated by it handle it). (hi the lower end of each inch 18 are two ins 2t), 20, which engage in slots .21, 121 of tour links 22, 22. Two lorlcvd rods 23 are vertically guideddn each and side oi the ironic l and carry two cross wheels 12 1, 24. They pivots ly connected w th two two-armed 25, 25 which ere slo..ed in their inid dlcs and are on their other ends pivutztlhr connected with the four links 22, 22 mentionvd show. The r -rr rock 18 is provided with a pin 26 (Figs 2 and 4) over wl'iirh the two'hoolqs l5, 15 can snap. ll will he un- (lei-stood, that by turning the handle J.) of

the roar pinion l? in one direction the two hooks 15, [5 engaging over the pin 26 will drew the rod H and thcrcv-fith :ilso the. arm (3' upward. so that by muons ol' the shafts 2, i2 and their arms 4, l, 7, 7 also the coupling ro-"l ll and the links 10, 10 the m o shults 8, is w'll he lowered and their wheels 'd, fl pressed on the rails l2 l2, whcrchy the four pairs of clcctromagnets 11 ll) 1: lifted oil the rails 12. xii, this moment it pin is passed through the hole 16 of the rod 14 over the respective port of the lnrmc 1, so as to secure the ports named in their position. Then the nmchiuo crux he moved forward on the rails l2, 12 or the pavement without dnnmgiug The machine comprises at carriage i'runle 1 l the clcctroimrgucts 1?, 13. A draft her 27 of any known construction is shown in Figs. 1 1 and 2 as-provided for this purpose. On the other hand, if the said pin is withdrawn from the hole 16 and the handle 19 of the rear pinion 17 is turned in the opposite direction, the rack 18 will beso much lowered as to permit the two hooks 15, to be turned off, when the rod 14 with the bell-crank lever 5,6 will be disconnected from the rackx 18. 'However, if the handle 19 of the rear I pinion 17 is further turned, the rack 18 will" strike the rod 14'and push it downward, so that the bell-crank fever (5, 5 will by the parts 2, 2, 4, 4, 7;, 7, 5,10, 10, 11, 11, s, a raise all the four wheels 9, 9 a little off the i rails 12, 12, since the two axles 8, 3 beari from below against the frame 1. At this moment the said pin is passed through the hole 16 beneath the frame 1 for securing the j rod 14. In this case tne whole weight of the machine will bear on the four pairs of electromagnets 13, 13 and load them, so that their 1 adhering power on the rails 12, 12 will be necessarily increased. In case the handles 19, 19 of the two inions 17, 17 are turned for raising the rac {S 18, 18, the pins 20, 20 of the latter will at last strike the upper ends of the slots 21, 21 (Fig. 4) and will Dress the four cross wheels 24, 24 downward by he parts 22,. 25 and 23 so that the whole frame with the four wheels proper 9, 9 and the four airs of electromagnets 13, 13 will be lifted off the rails 12, 12 and the pavement. Then the whole machine can be pushed from the track in the cross, direction for permitting any tramcar to pass, so that the traffic is not disturbed. The lateral movement of the machine on the four cross wheels 24-24 can be efiected quickly either by hand or by means of some animal or animals, suitable drawing means of any known construction 1 (not shown) being provided for this purpose I onthe side of the frame 1. l

Fastened on the frame 1 are two suitable guides 28, 28 of any knownconstruction, in which two slides 29, 29 carrying files 30, 30 are mounted to reciprocate. An electrometor 31 is mounted on a board 32 fastened on the frame 1 and its armature shaft 33 is adapted to be coupled at will with either of 1 two short shafts 34, 34 or with both of them i by means of clutch couplings 35, 85 and i l handles 36, 36. The said short shafts 34, 34 are mounted in the frame 1 to turn and have fastened on them two inions 37, 37, which 3 mesh. with two gear w eels 38, 38, that are mounted to turn on pins 39, 39 fastened on 1 the frame 1. The two gear wheels '38, 38 are provided with two crank pins 40, 40, which I are connected by two connecting rods 41, 41 l with the upper arms 42, 42 of two two-armed levers rocking on two pins 43, 43. The lower arms 44, 44 of these two lovers are slotted and in their slots engage two pins 45, 45 e5 fastened in the two slides 29, 29 mentioned v with its whole weight.

above. lt'will be understood, that the electromotor 33 on being supplied with current and coupled with either of the two shafts 34. 34 or with both of them will set the one or two slides 29', 29 in reciprocating motion, so that their files 30, 30 can work the upper surfaces of the rails 12, 12 for removing the corrugations.

A suitable board 46 disposed on the frame 1 carries a resistance 47, a starting commutator 48 and a switch 49. Suitable lines 50 covered with protecting tubes 51 are disposed for supplying current through the said devices to the electroniotor 31 and the four pairs of electromagnets 13, 13 and for leading,

it off through the four wheels 9, 9 and the rails 12, 1.2 which serve as returns. Y

Some known device (not shown) isjdisposed for taking up the current from the over head line through the sup 'ilying wire 52.

The machine operates 'as follows: The two hooks 15, 15 having been put over the pin 26 for connecting the bell-crank lever 5, 6 with the rack 18, the handle 19 of the rear pinion 17 is turned for raising the rack 18 until the hole 16 in the rod 14 is above the top side of the respective frame part, after which a pin is introduced into this hole for locking the rod 14,when the handle 19'is released. Then all the four pairs of eleetroniagncts 13, 13 will be above the ground, so that the machine can be transported with safety over the pavement without damaging'thc electromagnets. After putting an animal to the draft-bar 27, the vehicle is driven. to the .respcctive place on the track. The handle 19 of the rear pinion 17 is then so turned as to move the rack 18 with the two hooks 15., 15 and the rod 14 a little upward, so that the pin can be withdrawn from the hole 16. Afterward the handle 19 is turned in the opposite direction for moving the rack 18 downward, until it strikes the rod 14 and pushes it so much downward that the hole 16 appears beneath the bottom side ofthe frame 1, when a pin is passed through it for checking the rod 14. Thereby the four wheels 9, 9 are lifted off the rails 12, 12 and the machine will load the four pairs of electromagnets 13, 1.3

Next the line 52 is connected with the overhead line and the current is passed through the four pairs of electromagncts 13, 13 by switching on the switch 49. Thereby the machine is secured on the rails 12, 12. The electromotor 31 is coupled up with one or twoshafts 34, 31, as may be required. By turning the starting commutator 48 the current is passed through the electroniotor 31, the pressure of this current being regulated by means of the resist ance 47 in proportion to the work of one for two files 30, 30 which the electromotor is re quired to reciprocate. After the files have performed their duty, the current is turned off from the electroinotor 31 and the four 1 upon the machine is moved forward through 5 pairs of electromagnets 13, 13, the handle 19 of the rear pinion 17 is turned for pushing the rod 14 a little downward until the pin can be withdrawn from the hole 16, after which the handle 19 is turned in the 0 posite direction for raising the rod 14 unti the pin can be pushed intoits hole 16 for looking it. Therethe distance of the parts of the rails 12, 12, which have been filed, or the machine may be moved to some other place on the track, next to the handle 19 of the rear pinion 17 is again turned for raising the two axles 8, 8 and loading the four pairs of electromagnets with the weight of the machine and the remaining operations described above are repeated.

Should the machine duringits work be required to be moved off the track for permitting some tramoar or other vehicle to pass, the current is turned off from the electromotor 31 and the four pairs of electromagnets 13, 13, the handle 19 of the rear pinion 17 is turned first for lowering the 'four wheels 9, 9 on the rails 12, 12 and afterward for lifting the four pairs of electromagnets 13, 13 off the rails 12, 12. After the rod 14 has beensecured by easing the' pin through its hole 16 above 13 is top face of the frame part, the two hooks 15,15 are turned off fromthe pin 26 and the handles 19, 19 of the two pinions 17, 17 are turned for raising the two racks 18, 18. Then the two pins 21, 21 on each rack 18 will strike the upper ends of the slots 21, 21 in the 'links22 and will by the parts 22, 25 and 23.

press the four cross wheels 24., 22-1 on the pavement, so that the whole machine with the four wheels 9, 9 will be lifted off the rails and can be now pushed to a side, either by hand or by means of the animal. After the tramoar or other vehicle has passed by, the machine is returned to its initial position and is permitted to resume its work. Thus the corrugations on the rails can be removed in an easy manner Without disturbing the traffic or tearing up i the pavement.

Of course the manner of operating the machine as described above may be modilied.

The rail corrugation filing-oil machine 'oan be varied in many respects without departing from the spirit of my invention. The connection between the four cross wheels 24, 24 and the two racks 18 may be modified in a manner clearly illustrated at Fig. 5 which requires-no further explanations. to turn in four bearings which are in any known manner vertically guided in the frame 1' and are pivotally connected with the four arms 1, 4 and 7, 7.

Iclaim:

1. A machine for the pur ose specified, comprising a frame, wheels or supporting said frame, electromagncts on said frame and adapted to bear on the rails for attracting them, files guided on said frame and adapted to file the upper surfaces of the rails, means 'for lifting said wheels ofl the rails and thus loading said eleotromagnets or lifting said eleotromagnets oil' the rails, and means for passing current through said eleetromagnets and for reciprocating said filesl 52. A machine for the ur ose specified, comprising a frame, whee s or supportin said frame, iiles guided on said frame an adapted to file the upper surfaces of the rails, means for lifting said wheels to lower the frame to bring the files in contaotwith the rails and means for reciprocating the files.

JOS. LANG.

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The two axles 8, 8 may be mounted 

